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CVE-2000-0788

The Mail Merge tool in Microsoft Word does not prompt the user before executing Visual Basic (VBA) scripts in an Access database, which cou…

Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
10.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
8.4%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Mail Merge tool in Microsoft Word does not prompt the user before executing Visual Basic (VBA) scripts in an Access database, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

8.42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.010.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/5322 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/1566 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-071 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=398EB9CA.27E03A9C%40nat.bg · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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